Sporting resume their Portuguese Primeira Liga campaign on Saturday at the Estádio José Alvalade against Boavista.The hosts are one of only two unbeaten sides in the Portuguese top-flight and are on an eight-game winning streak in the league. They suffered a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Ajax on Wednesday in their Champions League fixture.Boavista are winless in their last 10 games in the league, with their last win coming against Santa Clara in August. Across all competitions, their last win was against Pacos Ferreira in Taca da Liga in September.Liga Portugal@ligaportugalDois desafios por disputar, mas muita emoção já vivida na jornada 13 da #LigaPortugalbwin 🏆💥O que achaste do desempenho das equipas que entraram em campo? #LigaPortugal #criatalento #createstalent #futebolcomtalento #marcaomundo4:07 AM · Dec 6, 2021706Dois desafios por disputar, mas muita emoção já vivida na jornada 13 da #LigaPortugalbwin 🏆💥O que achaste do desempenho das equipas que entraram em campo? #LigaPortugal #criatalento #createstalent #futebolcomtalento #marcaomundo https://t.co/Zopu281i9dSporting vs Boavista Head-to-HeadThere have been 51 meetings between the two sides across all competitions. As expected, the hosts have the better record in this fixture with 29 wins. Boavista have just eight wins to their name while 14 games have ended in draws.Leões are unbeaten in their last 16 meetings against Os Axadrezados and have kept a clean sheet in their last three games. They last met at Saturday's venue in May when Paulinho's first-half goal ensured a 1-0 win for the hosts.Sporting form guide (all competitions): L-W-W-W-WBoavista form guide (Primeira Liga): D-L-L-L-DSporting vs Boavista Team NewsSporting Sebastian Coates tested positive for COVID-19 last week and is expected to be ruled out for this game as well. Here are the rest of the absentees for the capital club:Rúben Vinagre - Ankle injuryJovane Cabral - Knee injuryZouhair Feddal - Muscle injuryJoão Palhinha - Muscle injurySporting Clube de Portugal 🏆@Sporting_CPSábado é dia de 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗮 🙌 🆚 Boavista FC | 🗓️ 11/12 | ⏰ 20h30🎫 bit.ly/3y72bHP#OndeVaiUmVãoTodos4:30 AM · Dec 9, 2021118979Sábado é dia de 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗮 🙌 🆚 Boavista FC | 🗓️ 11/12 | ⏰ 20h30🎫 bit.ly/3y72bHP#OndeVaiUmVãoTodos https://t.co/WhreP1c6YeInjured: Joao Palhinha, Jovane Cabral, Ruben Vinagre, Zouhair FeddalDoubtful: NoneSuspended: NoneUnavailable (COVID-19): Sebastian CoatesBoavista Tiago Ilori has been ruled out with an undisclosed injury and has made just three appearances this season. Gaius Makouta picked up a red card in their 1-1 draw against Maritimo and is suspended for the game. Here are the rest of the absentees for the visiting side: Fran Pereira - Undisclosed injuryInjury: Tiago IlloriDoubt: Fran PereiraSuspension: Gaius MakoutaSporting vs Boavista Predicted XISporting CP Predicted XI (3-4-3): Antonio Adan; Luis Neto, Goncalo Inacio, Matheus Reis; Pedro Porro, Daniel Braganca, Manuel Ugarte, Matheus Nunes; Pedro Goncalves, Paulinho, Pablo SarabiaBoavista Predicted XI (3-4-3): Alireza Beiranvand; Rodrigo Barros, Javi Garcia, Jackson Porozo; Yanis Hamache, Thomas Reimão, Nathan, Reggie Cannon; Kenji Gorre, Petar Musa, Yusupha NjieSporting vs Boavista PredictionSporting have the best defensive record in the league and have conceded just five goals so far. Boavista have struggled to record positive results in their recent outings and we don't expect them to cause any problems for the reigning champions here.Prediction: Sporting 2-0 Boavista